Red-chested Goshawk

Aerospiza toussenelii - Autour de Toussenel

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Aerospiza
Species
:
toussenelii

Descriptor

Verreaux, J, Verreaux, É des Murs, 1855

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: 55 à 76 cm.
Weight
: 150 à 265 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Red-chested Goshawk (Aerospiza toussenelii) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Aerospiza toussenelii toussenelii (s Cameroon to n and w DRCongo)
Aerospiza toussenelii macroscelides (Senegal and Gambia to w Cameroon)
Aerospiza toussenelii lopezi (Bioko. Gulf of Guinea.)
Aerospiza toussenelii canescens (e DRCongo to w Uganda)

Foreign names

Autour de Toussenel,
Azor de Toussenel,
gavião-de-peito-ruivo,
Rotbrusthabicht,
vörösmellű héja,
Roodborsthavik,
Astore pettorosso,
rödbröstad duvhök,
Rødbrysthauk,
jastrab hlasitý,
jestřáb západoafrický,
Rødbrystet Duehøg,
guineanlintuhaukka,
astor de Toussenel,
krogulec białobrody,
Красногрудый тетеревятник,
ムネアカオオタカ,
红胸鹰,
rödbröstad hök,
紅胸鷹,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens